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JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2013
28 August – 8 September 2013
www.cca.ukzn.ac.za
APPLICATION FOR THE
FRINGE PERFORMANCE
Date of Fringe at Jomba: Sunday 1st September, 7:30pm
Venue: The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre (UKZN)
Professional/experimental and young up-coming choreographers and dance companies are
invited to apply for participation on the JOMBA! FRINGE programme.
Please note that this application form does not confirm your performance but will be placed
(alongside all other applications) before the JOMBA! selection committee. If you are selected
you will be notified via e-mail please ensure all details are clearly filled in on the form (ensure
too that the e-mail address you supply is valid, and one which you regularly check). Please
note that the committee's decisions are final: no late applications will be accepted, and no
discussion will be entered into regarding these matters.
There is space for a maximum of 8 works on this year’s fringe, and applicants are accepted
based on the detail and clarity of the information supplied on the application form. Please
ensure that you are thorough and detailed in the information you supply.
CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATION
* Closing Date of Application: Friday 21st June, 4pm (LATE APPLICATONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED).
* All forms to be submitted, either by e-mail, Clare Craighead [email protected] (please
do not fax forms to the Centre For Creative Arts, these will not be accepted)
* An e-mail confirming that your application has been received will be sent within 24 hours of
you mailing your application (should you not receive such confirmation – please re-submit
your form)
* Filling in this form indicates that you understand the rules and regulations as set out by the
JOMBA! Festival.
* Please ensure accuracy when completing your application - incorrect information and
information left out may result in the application being disregarded.
* All technical details need to be carefully written up on the application form as FRINGE
participants will be subject to the technical specs as set out by the Elizabeth Sneddon
Theatre/ and the available technical rig that is set up for the main festival.
* Successful applicants will receive detailed information regarding technical information, at a
later date.
* Should your application be successful‚ you will have to work within the given festival rig and
any special requirements will be subject to negotiation.
* The fringe is only open to choreographers and performers over the age of 16years,
working specifically in the idioms of contemporary and fusion dance, dance on screen/film will
also be considered.
* No traditional or classical dance forms will be accepted onto the fringe as the mission
statement of JOMBA! is to support and promote the development of contemporary dance in
KZN.
* Work may not exceed a 15-minute duration (works exceeding 15-minutes will be
disregarded, and should works exceed this time frame in performance, the festival production
team reserves the right to stop the work or omit it from the FRINGE programme entirely).
* A maximum of 10 works will be selected for showcasing on the Fringe.
* All fringe participants will be given no more than 45min for get-inrehearsal/set-up/technical
time in the Theatre on the day of performance - you will work with the festival lighting
designer and technical crew who will assist in mounting your work. Latecomers will not be
accommodated: successful applicants will receive, well in advance of the FRINGE, a
technical rehearsal schedule for the FRINGE.
* Please note that the festival is not responsible for providing sets/costumes/additional
technology outside of the lighting and sound that is available in the theatre and provided by
the JOMBA! Festival Team.
* Fringe participants are responsible for the delivery and removal of all sets/costumes related
to their work, the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre staff and Jomba! Staff will not be responsible for
delivery/removal/storage of any sets or costumes once the FRINGE is complete.
* The JOMBA! Festival has designated professional camera crew who film all performances
that take place on the JOMBA! stages, including the FRINGE. Should you wish to retain a
copy of your work, you should notify the Centre For Creative Arts (through Clare Craighead:
[email protected]), two weeks prior to the FRINGE. Details relating to payment for and
collection of the DVD will be provided through the Centre for Creative Arts.
* The JOMBA! Festival does not allow non-designated persons to film or photograph any
performances on the JOMBA! stages.
* Please note that technical rehearsals for the FRINGE take place from 9am-onwards on the
morning of the JOMBA! FRINGE performances and you will therefore need to be available for
your rehearsal slots on this day. Careful consideration is taken when scheduling the
rehearsals, and the order of the works, and once an order has been allocated, it will not be
changed.
* The festival provides one ticket for each performer on the FRINGE, this ticket is for use by
the performer only and is not transferable, no further complimentary tickets are issued, tickets
can be bought from the box office on the evening of the FRINGE.
JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2013
APPLICATION FOR THE
FRINGE PERFORMANCE
DATE: SUNDAY 1st September 2013
Please complete all details on this form, preferably in type script, if hand-written, please
ensure legibility
Name (contact person and choreographer/director):
Contact Details (address, telephone, e-mail – please write legibly):
Title of work:
Dancers/Performers (please provide full names):
Music Details (please also indicate if you will be using live musicians on stage):
Duration of Work (please note that works should not exceed a 15-min duration):
Short Description of work (please fill this in carefully as this will help us in our possible
selection of your work):
Will your work cause any mess that may need cleaning up (please provide us with details
here i.e. what will cause the mess: water/paint/clay/sand/paper etc)?
**please note that the use of open flame is NOT permitted in the theatre**
Will you need the use of flybars (please provide details here around what it is that you intend
to hang i.e. how big is it/how much does it weigh/will you need to use more than one flybar,
does it need to clear the stage, how far does it need to fly in etc)?
Please indicate your technical requirements (i.e. offer some ideas around your lighting/
whether you intend on using live or recorded music/ will you require AV etc)? Please provide
as much detail as possible here. Please note, the festival provides a general lighting rig
used for the festival, and CD operated sound, the use of microphones, instruments and any
Audio visual operating equipment is at the expense of the participants, should your work be
selected, our production team will provide a list of hiring companies who will be able to
provide any necessary additional equipment.
Will you be using a white backdrop (Cyclorama) or black backdrop (black surround)?
Does your work require that you use sets/props? If so please provide as much detail as is
possible around your sets and props (i.e. will you be using furniture/hanging scrims etc)?
Please contact Clare Craighead – [email protected]
if you have any queries.